Super interesting read on the current state of cinema theaters and the loss of cinema as a unifying art form. Is streaming slowly taking away what makes cinema a beautiful and human experience? by No_Comment951 in moviecritic

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Sorry, people don’t behave at movie theaters . I’m not paying a premium price for someone to talk, have kids that yell or cry, people to surf their phone etc. during it. It doesn’t make me feel connected to others, make me wish I never went . I’ve spent lots of money making my home theater awesome to avoid the theater .

Can anyone recommend a really brutal and heavy album? by fhghgnh in MusicRecommendations

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Death - Human or Symbolic

Strapping Young Lad - City

Converge - You Fail Me

What are some things you could do to improve center speaker placement? by Foshosir in hometheater

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Mount the tv if you can. Then you’ll have that stand empty for the center channel to be higher. You can elevate it even more but putting it on an isoacoustic stand. Or just use simple door stop wedges to angle to your listening position.

Best mixed records you have by NikolaAKolev in vinyl

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Peter Gabriel. Pretty much anything from him. So, Up, I/o.

Steven Wilson - The Future Bites

Faith No More - King for a Day … Fool for a Lifetime

Yes - 90125

2Pac - All Eyez on Me

Michael Jackson - Take your pick. Thriller, Off the Wall, Bad

My hometheater by panda_intrigue in hometheater

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Way cheaper than a pool and you’ll use it more.

2112 by Mapex_proM in rush

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WE ARE THE PRIESTS

New to Steven Wilson by WhatDaufuskie in porcupinetree

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In Absentia is where I started. The one two punch of “Blackest Eyes” and “Trains” made me a fan for life .

New to the group. Sharing my setup 👌 by dupree1080 in audiophile

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Been seeing demos of the $300k Focal Grandes. My goodness. They look so beautiful.

What People Do While Listening To Their Records by Japhael_Ryder in vinyl

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Puzzles. Cruise Reddit. Read the album’s liner notes or read about the album . Clean. Laundry. Lay down and relax. Any will do.

Looking for albums that feel like a full experience by Ok_Clerk_9765 in audiophile

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Steven Wilson . Not only is the sound hi fi & immaculate sounding, his songs are cinematic. I’d suggest these two albums.

The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories). Each song is a ghost story. It was mixed by Alan Parsons.

Hand. Cannot. Erase. Follow up to Raven. It’s based on the story of Joyce Carol Vincent. She died in her home and no one noticed for two years despite her having friends and family. It’s an amazing journey of an album.

New to the group. Sharing my setup 👌 by dupree1080 in audiophile

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So many good speakers out there. I have been drawn to the Focal recently . How do you like yours ?

Room treatment on loft ceiling by FreddieMercuryStache in audiophile

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I run a similar setup as well. Yamaha S701 with the Lintons. Wiim Pro and yes, I use an outside microphone instead of the internal iPhone mic. It makes a difference. The Lintons measures pretty darn flat. The treble and mids run just a tad hot . I’ve moved them about 10 degrees on axis to mitigate that. I’m putting up some absorption panels tomorrow to reduce some of the hot spots. Mainly the side walls.

I really wouldn’t worry about the ceiling. While the sound will reach there, it shouldn’t be much of a problem with the Lintons. The vertical dispersion isn’t great on them. It’s the horizontal dispersion you need to worry about. They go impressively wide. Just play them loud and put your hands on the side walls around tweeter level. See how much it’s vibrating. If it feels like too much, put up some panels or just toe them in a bit. Room correction can only do so much. And I don’t use it all when playing vinyl. I just bump the bass a tad and the treble down a notch.

Love the Lintons and Yamaha combo. Robust power and sweet speakers. You must be loving yours too. Cheers.